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. >> our guest, congressman anthony wiener. all the news and commentary now on "countdown." >> the people that i trust are the people at the gold line. >>> good evening from new york. on this program last night, we revealed a list. that list is growing of massive, global well-known multibillion dollar companies whose owners benefit from so-called small business tax cuts republicans want to extend for the richest 2% of persons. president obama wants congressional democrats to take a stand so if republicans filibuster in the senate americans could see congressional democrats extending to extend just the middle tax cuts that benefit everybody but the rich. and also to see republicans holding those tax cuts hostage to extort the extension of the small business in name only tax cuts. this would also prevent republicans from campaigning on the slogan that democrats are letting taxes go up next year. it was a move widely seen as the democrats last real chance. poll after poll has shown voters in battleground states would back the demo
. >> our guest, congressman anthony wiener. all the news and commentary now on "countdown." >> the people that i trust are the people at the gold line. >>> good evening from new york. on this program last night, we revealed a list. that list is growing of massive, global well-known multibillion dollar companies whose owners benefit from so-called small business tax cuts republicans want to extend for the richest 2% of persons. president obama wants congressional...
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plus, the first cable interview with colonel anthony shaver since his book was censored by the military. what they don't want you to know about the war and 9/11 attacks. also, if you're depressed by the state of this country and our politics and business community, what could blame you? i get depressed, too, but let's not start the weekend on a sour note. we're bringing in the happyness squad. show starts right now. >>> good afternoon. nice to see you as we wrap up our special series. there is new data out today that shows how this crisis has changed the american family, including a report showing that the recession has split this country in two. americans say they have lost ground, their jobs, not making mortgage payments. slightly less than half say they've fared well. perhaps one way they've survived, by making the choice between love and money. the census bureau reporting a 13% jump in unmarried couples who have chosen to move in together. as for the marriemarried, full wife and mother, now full time professional with women working in industries once dominated by their husbands. the
plus, the first cable interview with colonel anthony shaver since his book was censored by the military. what they don't want you to know about the war and 9/11 attacks. also, if you're depressed by the state of this country and our politics and business community, what could blame you? i get depressed, too, but let's not start the weekend on a sour note. we're bringing in the happyness squad. show starts right now. >>> good afternoon. nice to see you as we wrap up our special series....
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anthony's my guy. i've been having trouble about the velvet ropes. anthony goes up to the velvet ropes to get us into nightclubs. they just push us away. is tank the key? >> he comes up, people run. >> can i hang with tank tonight? >> that mean is got to hang out -- >> you go on your own. anthony's going to get me in tonight finally. e announcer ] what is performance? 0 to 60? or 60 to 0? [ tires screech ] the quarter-mile, or a quarter-century? is performance about the joy of driving? or the importance... of surviving? to us, performance is not about doing one thing well. it is about doing everything well. because in the end... everything matters. the best or nothing. that is what drives us. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers on the c-class. ♪ i like your messy hair ♪ i like the clothes you wear ♪ i like the way you sing ♪ and when you dance with me ♪ you always make me smile [ male announcer ] we believe you're at your best when you can relax and be yourself. and at thousands of newly refreshed holiday inn hot
anthony's my guy. i've been having trouble about the velvet ropes. anthony goes up to the velvet ropes to get us into nightclubs. they just push us away. is tank the key? >> he comes up, people run. >> can i hang with tank tonight? >> that mean is got to hang out -- >> you go on your own. anthony's going to get me in tonight finally. e announcer ] what is performance? 0 to 60? or 60 to 0? [ tires screech ] the quarter-mile, or a quarter-century? is performance about the...
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anthony's my guy. i've been having trouble about the velvet ropes. anthony goes up to the velvet ropes to get us into nightclubs. they just push us away. is tank the key? >> he comes up, people run. >> can i hang with tank tonight? >> that mean is got to hang out -- >> you go on your own. anthony's going to get me in tonight finally. >>> time for tonight's rewrite. it's no secret which nation poses the gravest threat to the safety of americans. >> repeated threats, ahmadinejad, iran, that they want to wipe israel off the map. >> iran has been building a covert uranium enrichment facility near qom. >> iran successfully launched a rocket into space. iran needs to be paid attention to. >> obviously, he has threatened israel with being wiped off the face of the earth. >> the list goes on and on of the threats that we have -- that we have made to the iranians and so far no action. >> not only has iran refused to curb its nuclear efforts despite repeated sanctions by the u.s. and united nations, but now they have publicly raised their threat of milita
anthony's my guy. i've been having trouble about the velvet ropes. anthony goes up to the velvet ropes to get us into nightclubs. they just push us away. is tank the key? >> he comes up, people run. >> can i hang with tank tonight? >> that mean is got to hang out -- >> you go on your own. anthony's going to get me in tonight finally. >>> time for tonight's rewrite. it's no secret which nation poses the gravest threat to the safety of americans. >>...
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congressman anthony weiner is here next. and what did he just tell them about this photo op? christine o'donnell tried to dispel those rumors about dabbling in witchcraft. this is andrea mitchell on msnbc. last year. (oof). i had a bum knee that needed surgery. but it got complicated, because i had an old injury. so i wanted a doctor who had done this before. and unitedhealthcare's database helped me find a surgeon. you know you can't have great legs, if you don't have good knees. we're 78,000 people looking out for 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. words alone aren't enough. our job is to listen and find ways to help workers who lost their jobs to the spill. i'm iris cross. we'll keep restoring the jobs, tourist beaches, and businesses impacted by the spill. we've paid over $400 million in claims and set up a $20 billion independently-run claims fund. i was born in new orleans. my family still lives here. i'm gonna be here until we make this right. maybe you want school kids to have more exposure to the arts. maybe you want to provide meals fo
congressman anthony weiner is here next. and what did he just tell them about this photo op? christine o'donnell tried to dispel those rumors about dabbling in witchcraft. this is andrea mitchell on msnbc. last year. (oof). i had a bum knee that needed surgery. but it got complicated, because i had an old injury. so i wanted a doctor who had done this before. and unitedhealthcare's database helped me find a surgeon. you know you can't have great legs, if you don't have good knees. we're 78,000...
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peter king, anthony wiener. remember that back and forth with those guys? there you see nancy pelosi announcing that 266 to 160 the house 9/11 health bill has, indeed, passed. so that's good news for a lot of those workers. >>> and developing right now, let's look at live pictures from richmond, virginia. that's where president obama is about to speak at the southampton recreation association, talking tax cuts, the deficit. wrapping up this four-state tour aimed at rallying democrats. we'll let you know when that's going on. >>> and the tea party. it's a political force, even the president says it can't be ignored. our new poll suggests that movement is gaining steam. 42% of those polled said the tea party is a good thing for politics. only 18% said it's a bad thing. sal russo has been a republican consulta consultant. he's chief strategist for the tea party express. good to see you. thanks very much for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> you have been called either the karl rove of the tea part y which is the chief tactician and chief financier. how d
peter king, anthony wiener. remember that back and forth with those guys? there you see nancy pelosi announcing that 266 to 160 the house 9/11 health bill has, indeed, passed. so that's good news for a lot of those workers. >>> and developing right now, let's look at live pictures from richmond, virginia. that's where president obama is about to speak at the southampton recreation association, talking tax cuts, the deficit. wrapping up this four-state tour aimed at rallying democrats....
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. >> reporter: and he will not okay tax cuts for anthony and his friends. >> 86% of that money going to people making $1 million or more and lower the deficit at the same time. i don't have the math. >> reporter: but really have the votes after november to keep steering the recovery. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, capitol hill. >>> well, house republican leaders plan to unveil a roughly 20-point governing agenda for the next congress on thursday ahead of the crucial midterm elections that they're hoping will give them control of the chamber. the agenda is expected to focus on jobs, spending, health care, national security and reforming congress. controversial topics like same-sex marriage and abortion rights are reportedly still up in the air. officials say the agenda was crafted from a social networking project that let voters weigh in with their opinions on an agenda. democrats are calling the plan a return to bush era policies that led to the current economic turmoil. >>> meanwhile, sources confirm to nbc news that house leaders are considering adjourning at the end of this week
. >> reporter: and he will not okay tax cuts for anthony and his friends. >> 86% of that money going to people making $1 million or more and lower the deficit at the same time. i don't have the math. >> reporter: but really have the votes after november to keep steering the recovery. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, capitol hill. >>> well, house republican leaders plan to unveil a roughly 20-point governing agenda for the next congress on thursday ahead of the crucial...
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congressman anthony wiener ranted against republicans back in july for voting against this measure. >> it's republicans wrapping their arms around republicans rather than doing the right thing on behalf of the heroes. it is a shame, a shame. if you believe this is a bad idea to provide health care, then vote no. but don't give me the cowardly view that, oh, if it was a different procedure -- the gentleman will observe regular order and sit down! >> republicans argued democrats used a rule change to make it harder to pass the bill the first time in order to avoid letting republicans offer amendments but they finally took care of that business. good for them for finally doing it. >>> this morning's "new york times" reports that pakistan closed a vital transit link for nato forces today in apparent retaliation for attack by coalition helicopters on a pakistani security post hours earlier. according to a pakistani official, trucks and oil tankers for nato and american troops fighting in afghanistan were stopped just north of the pakistani city of peshawar and it was unclear when the post
congressman anthony wiener ranted against republicans back in july for voting against this measure. >> it's republicans wrapping their arms around republicans rather than doing the right thing on behalf of the heroes. it is a shame, a shame. if you believe this is a bad idea to provide health care, then vote no. but don't give me the cowardly view that, oh, if it was a different procedure -- the gentleman will observe regular order and sit down! >> republicans argued democrats used...
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. >> an allegation has been made that multiple sources many both parties, anthony weiner, dick morris and other democrats have made it very clear, even axelrod, that they should answer that in fact this is serious, this is an impeachable offense, according to dick morris and i think that brings back the question that it's not about what was done wrong, it's about the cover up. >> do you believe there was any impeachable offense involved in white house conversations or alleged conversations with joe sest sestak? >> that investigation has been pretty welcol completed. what we're trying to get to the bottom of in the next congress, is this business as usual. something that happened under the bush administration and as governor rendell says, you don't change everything. will the american people want us to change that, to quit in the future, using taxpayer dollars and positions? save their party money? >> that's the question. okay. that's the question. are you going to spend the next several months if you get to be chairman of the reform committee, subpoenaing people like rahm emanuel, ask
. >> an allegation has been made that multiple sources many both parties, anthony weiner, dick morris and other democrats have made it very clear, even axelrod, that they should answer that in fact this is serious, this is an impeachable offense, according to dick morris and i think that brings back the question that it's not about what was done wrong, it's about the cover up. >> do you believe there was any impeachable offense involved in white house conversations or alleged...
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yesterday, 20-year-old maurice robinson and 20-year-old anthony flagg filed a civil lawsuit against bishop long, leading of atlanta's new birth missionary baptist church. their lawyer claims long would call the men on spiritual sons and call them how important it is to follow his leadership. >> and let him know that the acts that he was engaged in were not necessarily meaning that he was a homosexual or that either of them was. but rather the pastor, bishop long, was releasing his passion. >> both of the men are former members of the church. ron mott joins us now. these men are now 20 and 21. they were much younger when this happened. >> yes. this is the talk of atlanta today. the interest is so high because eddie long is one of the most popular figures in the evangelical movement here in the southeast. as you mentioned, his mega church has 25,000 members. they're a faithful group. a lot of them are expressive disbelief. the two men, robinson and flagg, full adults, 20 and 21 years old right now. they are suing the pastor for sexual coercion. they say that he pressured them into sex when t
yesterday, 20-year-old maurice robinson and 20-year-old anthony flagg filed a civil lawsuit against bishop long, leading of atlanta's new birth missionary baptist church. their lawyer claims long would call the men on spiritual sons and call them how important it is to follow his leadership. >> and let him know that the acts that he was engaged in were not necessarily meaning that he was a homosexual or that either of them was. but rather the pastor, bishop long, was releasing his...
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anthony list candidate fund, and the concerned women pac, they're all anti-abortion groups. the way that the conservative resurgence has been marketed this year as if it is all about fiscal conservativetism, it's all about cutting government spending, getting the federal deficit under control, shrinking the size of the federal government, putting all those divisive social issues behind, behind them. uniting republicans and conservatives on these fiscal issues and not dealing with those divisive social issues anymore. that's what the republican comeback has been framed as. but that is not at all what we're seeing right now. from the crop of republican candidates who are getting elected as part of this conservative resurgence. as we mentioned last week, christine o'donnell is one of the many republican senate candidates this year who are moving one traditionally hot-button issue way to the right of where it has ever been before. yes, there have been lots of anti-abortion republican senate candidates over time, the whole party, almost without exception, wants to make abortion i
anthony list candidate fund, and the concerned women pac, they're all anti-abortion groups. the way that the conservative resurgence has been marketed this year as if it is all about fiscal conservativetism, it's all about cutting government spending, getting the federal deficit under control, shrinking the size of the federal government, putting all those divisive social issues behind, behind them. uniting republicans and conservatives on these fiscal issues and not dealing with those divisive...
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congress anthony weiner. >> that's escaped 23rd. i'm keith olbermann. goodnight and good luck. >>> now that hint at privatizing veterans hospitals yesterday. the gop attempting to mess with the vets. good evening, rachel. >> i appreciate you taking a break from counting your rare gold antique coins to join us on tv today. >> gold coins. you know what else? they have chocolate in the middle. >> the great scandal of 2010. thank you, keith. >>> thanks to you at home for staying with us for the next hour. we begin tonight with the great unveiling. house republicans held their bik big take your jacket off photo op today to prevent their agenda for this election year. it was a bit of a flop. not in terms of the photo-op. the photo-op looks awesome. the blue shirts, it's amazing. no problem there. but the reception it received, that greeted it upon arrival was blunt and not positive. their big election year pledge was called, drek and pablum and full of glaring contradictions. also, milquetoast. those were things from people on the right. those terms were from
congress anthony weiner. >> that's escaped 23rd. i'm keith olbermann. goodnight and good luck. >>> now that hint at privatizing veterans hospitals yesterday. the gop attempting to mess with the vets. good evening, rachel. >> i appreciate you taking a break from counting your rare gold antique coins to join us on tv today. >> gold coins. you know what else? they have chocolate in the middle. >> the great scandal of 2010. thank you, keith. >>> thanks to...
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. >> reporter: anthony, a washington, d.c. fifth-grader, knows why education matters to him. >> i want my kids to have better than what i had. >> reporter: and "waiting for superman" makes a compelling case. >> and the last number? >> reporter: that america's children shouldn't have to wait for better schools. well, people come down one way or the other about this film, alex. one thing we're not hearing, no one is saying that the facts revealed in the film are not true. and there are some stunning facts in the film. alex? >> there absolutely are. we're going to get to talking with them in just a moment. but rehema, i want to tell everyone about the event you're involved in coming up at noon eastern here on the learning plaza and how everyone watching right now, the folks at home can get involved. >> well, alex, in this tent where i am right now, with pro meetingius as a backdrop, we've assembled 300 teachers who are going to participate in a teacher town hall. in addition, 5,000 teachers have signed up online. they've register
. >> reporter: anthony, a washington, d.c. fifth-grader, knows why education matters to him. >> i want my kids to have better than what i had. >> reporter: and "waiting for superman" makes a compelling case. >> and the last number? >> reporter: that america's children shouldn't have to wait for better schools. well, people come down one way or the other about this film, alex. one thing we're not hearing, no one is saying that the facts revealed in the...
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. >> let's go to anthony who is familiar to some viewers of our network because he appears on cnbc as a hedge fund manager. >> and i also went to law school with you with brian mathis back in the day. >> good to see you. you've done very well. that's great. >> and if i fouled you on the hoop court, it wasn't intentional. >> i remember that. >> you would remember if i fouled you. i have a low center of gravity. the question i have, sir, this is something i really -- a lot of my friends are thinking about. i represent the wall street community, we have felt like a pinata. maybe you don't feel like you're whacking us with a stick. but we certainly feel like we've been whacked with a stick. i certainly think that main street and wall street are connected. if we're going to heal the society and make the economy better, how are we going to work towards that healing wall street and main street, question number one? and question number two has to do with job growth. i was doing a calculation -- i run skybridge capital, $7.4 billion under my management. i'm thinking about hiring new people. a
. >> let's go to anthony who is familiar to some viewers of our network because he appears on cnbc as a hedge fund manager. >> and i also went to law school with you with brian mathis back in the day. >> good to see you. you've done very well. that's great. >> and if i fouled you on the hoop court, it wasn't intentional. >> i remember that. >> you would remember if i fouled you. i have a low center of gravity. the question i have, sir, this is something i...
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. >> anthony weiner and the democratic leadership sabotaged this bill. at the last minute, the democrats said it required 290, a two-thirds. they actually upped it. this was doomed to fail. >> that was congressman anthony weiner and then peter king with their takes on why legislation to provide health care to 9/11 rescue workers stalled over the summer. yesterday the house finally passed the bill. and with us from washington to explain how it all went down, nbc news capitol hill correspondent luke russert. >> so, luke, what happened, buddy? we know that nancy pelosi didn't want to bring it to a straight up or down because the blue dogs were worried and the hispanic caucus was worried. it happened, why? how? >> it happened and it's a quite interesting backstory. it was something that both parties were working on over the august recess. specifically king and weiner and the new york delegation. and late last week we got word from pelosi and hoyer that they were going to bring this up for a straight up and down vote. but it took a lot of lobbying sources on
. >> anthony weiner and the democratic leadership sabotaged this bill. at the last minute, the democrats said it required 290, a two-thirds. they actually upped it. this was doomed to fail. >> that was congressman anthony weiner and then peter king with their takes on why legislation to provide health care to 9/11 rescue workers stalled over the summer. yesterday the house finally passed the bill. and with us from washington to explain how it all went down, nbc news capitol hill...